Wednesday, May 7, 2014

[W]e’re dumping carbon dioxide into the atmosphere at a rate the Earth
hasn’t seen since the great climate catastrophes of the past, the ones
that led to mass extinctions. We just can’t seem to break our addiction
to the kinds of fuel that will bring back a climate last seen by the
dinosaurs, a climate that will drown our coastal cities and wreak havoc
on the environment and our ability to feed ourselves. All the while, the
glorious sun pours immaculate free energy down upon us, more than we
will ever need. Why can’t we summon the ingenuity and courage of the
generations that came before us? The dinosaurs never saw that asteroid
coming. What’s our excuse?